On August 6th, 2022, Luc De Laere (Anzegem) became National Champion Belgium by CHATEAUROUX I in the category "old birds". His pigeon "ARMIN" (BE20-3000523) was clocked on Saturday at 14:08:26 after a flight of 467 km with an average speed of 1129.89 m/min. Weather conditions during the liberation: blue skies and sunny spells,…

As a fan of cycling, Gaby had the opportunity to look behind the scenes of the successful Mapei professional team during the classic Paris-Tours in the late 90s. He was particularly fascinated by what was going on there in terms of nutrition and training. The amounts of noodles that the racers combined…

The Alttaubensaison comes to an end … Now the youngsters come to the start. With BEYERS should not be a problem! Good grew up with Olympia 48, 49 or Galaxy breeding. times bring to fly now. if lust & Momentum are there may not be a problem. As? dilute…

On weekend 09./10. July 2022 Olivier Geyskens (Veerle) became national winner Belgium by GUERET in the category "YEARS". His pigeon (BE21-6222526) was clocked on Saturday at 15:21:54 after a flight of 589 km with an average speed of 1199.33 m/min. This was also the fastest of 20,583 pigeons, 8,375 old birds and…

Young pigeons grow from a small nest boy to a young pigeon within a short period of time. The youngsters are often weaned between 22 and 25 days of age. But their growth is not yet complete. They still have to develop further up to the young adult pigeon. That takes your metabolism in high…

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In the Netherlands there are two "GRAND PRIX" races in each category: marathon, middle distance, heavy middle distance and youngsters. Three of them are also national flights: ST. VINCENT (17/06), ISSOUDUN (23/07) and BERGERAC (29/07). The first "GRAND PRIX" flight from ST. VINCENT is due to the expected high temperatures last Friday (release) and…

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Olivier & Justin Poussart and Paul Santens (Vaulx-Les-Chimay) became National Winners Belgium from BOURGES I in the category "old birds" and in the category "yearlings"! The blue female "CARINA" (BE20-2020311) was recorded on Saturday at 12:19:22 after a flight of 366 km with an average speed of 1266.49 m/min. she…

Condition powder as an additional energy source. During physical effort over a longer duration pigeons switch to burning fat from carbohydrate. Fats are the main source of energy for long-haul flights. Fat burning also provides twice as much energy as carbohydrate and protein combustion in pigeons. Therefore, a condition preparation must have a high fat content to the calorific value…